Rick Rock

Late 1990s Rick Rock began to make a name for himself in 1996 when well known Vallejo Producer Mike Mosley invited him to come to the studio to meet E-40. E-40 had originally planned on using a beat produced by Mike Mosley, however due to Mosley's tardiness, Rick Rock used that time as an opportunity to showcase his talents. He went on to produce two tracks featured on E-40's Tha Hall of Game including the song "Record Haters" a diss track directed to NYC rapper AZ and basketball player Rasheed Wallace. E-40 then introduced Rick Rock to 2pac where he and Mike Mosley co-produced two additional tracks "Tradin War Stories" and "Ain't Hard to Find" from the album All Eyez on Me. Around that time Rick Rock also contributed heavily to fellow bay area artist Spice 1's Immortalized album.

Early 2000s Rick Rock's popularity grew in the early 2000s after Jay-Z released the hit single "Change the Game". From there, Rick Rock went on to produce "Can't Deny It" for Fabolous, and "I Don't Do Much" by Beanie Sigel. In 2002 Rick Rock reunited with Vallejo producer Mike Mosely and produced the songs "Godzilla" featuring E-40 and Pizzo and "The Sickness" by Federation. Both songs were featured on Mike Mosely's compilation album Major Work The Soundtrack. In Spring of 2002, Rick Rock produced "Automatic" featuring Fabolous, which became the lead single for E-40's album Grit & Grind. In 2003 Rick Rock gained more commercial success working with New York-based artists, producing hits "Make It Clap" for Busta Rhymes, "If I Could Go" for Angie Martinez and "Breathe, Stretch, Shake" for Mase. Following his commercial success, Rick Rock became a sought after producer on the West Coast producing underground tracks like Keak Da Sneak's "T-Shirt, Blue Jeans, & Nike's", "Back it Up" by Ras Kass, "Whip Appeal" by Bambino Brown and producing over half of the songs featured on B-Legit's fourth album Hard 2 B-Legit. In 2003 Rick Rock founded his own label Southwest Federation and signed the Federation featuring fellow Cosmic Slop Shop alumn, Doonie Baby and additional rappers San Diego Native Battle Locco and Harlem native El Dorado Red. El Dorado Red is the only rapper other than the Federation to release an album on Rick Rock's label with the release of East Side Rydah Vol. 1.

Discography

Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US US R&B/HH US Rap Rocket Released: December 4, 2015 Label: Southwest Federation Records Format: CD, digital download — — — Rick Rock Beats Released: March 1, 2019 Label: Southwest Federation Records Format: CD, digital download — — —Grind Grind Grind Then Shine / The Forward Movement Project Released: January 27, 2023 Label: Southwest Federation Records Format: CD, digital download — — —

Albums with Rick Rock production

1996: All Eyez on Me by Tupac Shakur 1996: Tha Hall of Game by E-40 1996: Untouchable by Mac Mall 1996: Seasoned Veteran by Richie Rich 1997: Have Heart Have Money by The Mossie 1997: Unpredictable by Mystikal 1997: The Black Bossalini by Spice 1 1998: The Element of Surprise by E-40 1998: Fearless by Marvaless 1999: Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint Of A Self-Made Millionaire by E40 1999: Immortalized by Spice 1 2000: Ventilation: Da LP by Phife Dawg 2000: The Dynasty: Roc La Familia by Jay-Z 2000: Loyalty and Betrayal by E-40 2000: Restless by Xzibit 2001:: The Professional by DJ Clue 2001: The Reason by Beanie Sigel 2001: Supernova by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes 2001: Ghetto Fabolous by Fabolous 2001: Thug Lord: The New Testament by Yukmouth 2001: Money & Muscle by The Click 2001: Ghetto by RL 2001: Duces 'N Trayz - The Old Fashioned Way by Tha Eastsidaz 2002: Blood Brothers by Kastro & E.D.I. of Outlawz 2002: State Property by State Property 2002: Ghetto Heisman by WC 2002: Grit & Grind by E-40 2002: Animal House by Angie Martinez 2002: Hard 2 B-Legit by B-Legit 2002: West Coast Mafia by C-Bo 2002: It Ain't Safe No More by Busta Rhymes 2002: React by Erick Sermon 2002: Born to Reign by Will Smith 2002: Man vs. Machine by Xzibit 2003: Street Dreams by Fabolous 2003: Breakin News by E40 2004: Tical 0: The Prequel by Method Man 2004: Weapons Of Mass Destruction by Xzibit 2004: Welcome Back by Mase 2005: Block Movement by B-Legit 2005: Cash on Delivery by Ray Cash 2005: Institutionalized by Ras Kass 2006: Everready (The Religion) by Tech N9ne 2006: Tha Blue Carpet Treatment by Snoop Dogg 2006:: Full Circle by Xzibit 2006: My Ghetto Report Card by E-40 2007: Ultimate Victory by Chamillionaire 2007: Guilty By Affiliation by WC 2007: T.H.U.G.S. by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony 2008: Ego Trippin' by Snoop Dogg 2008: T.O.S: Terminate on Sight by G-Unit 2009: Custom Cars & Cycles by Triple C's 2009: Before I Self Destruct by 50 Cent 2010: Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift by E-40 2011: Doggumentary by Snoop Dogg 2012: The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 by E-40 2012: The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 by E-40 2012: The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3 by E-40 2012: Napalm by Xzibit 2012: History: Function Music by E-40 & Too $hort 2012: History: Mob Music by E-40 & Too $hort 2013: Demonstration by Tinie Tempah 2014: Sharp On All 4 Corners: Corner 1 by E-40 2014: Sharp On All 4 Corners: Corner 2 by E-40 2015: Mudface by Redman 2016: The D-Boy Diary: Book 1 by E-40 2016: The D-Boy Diary: Book 2 by E-40 2017: Neva Left by Snoop Dogg 2017: Trillionaire Thoughts by Droop-E 2019: Rick Rock Beats by Rick Rock 2019: Madden 20 by Snoop Dogg 2019: I Wanna Thank Me by Snoop Dogg 2019: Black Man In America by Redman 2020: Summer of Sam by Serial Killers 2020: Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God by Busta Rhymes 2021: Blue Castle by Battle Locco 2022: Snoop Cube 40 $hort by Mount Westmore

2024: W.A.W.G. (We All We Got) by Tha Dogg Pound 2024: Muddy Waters Too by Redman